Chapter 159: Old Ones Arrive

Right now this micro world is in ruins awaiting reconstruction; Jiang Xuan has nothing he can get his hands on — he merely sets the general bottom-level rules and lets that strand of consciousness handle the rest.

Although Jiang Xuan could also completely ignore the bottom-level rules, the thought that everything in this future world might violate his subconscious makes him somewhat unable to accept it.

After all, he currently holds half the management permissions for this micro world; even if that strand of consciousness grows into the Dao, it cannot deny it.

Consciousness withdraws into his body; the micro world also vanishes inside the stone and appears inside Jiang Xuan's dantian, affecting the stability of the hidden space beside Source Castle, as if trying to suck Source Castle into the world.

The Hongmeng Treasure Mirror trembles slightly, suddenly emitting even more intense light; the aura on Jiang Xuan surges violently, his momentum spreading outward like a stone dropped into calm water, triggering violent spatial fluctuations that spread toward the endless starry sky.

Looking inward at the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror, one of the massive Dao patterns inside gradually merges into that micro world — and this pattern actually vanishes directly from the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror!

Before, when Jiang Xuan forged weapons and simulated the vast Dao patterns in the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror, a pattern never vanished like this; this micro world can not only provoke a reaction from the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror, but even absorb things inside it?

Also, the Dao patterns in the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror are mostly weapon Dao patterns — could this micro world also count as a weapon?

The micro world fused with the Dao pattern now gradually shows changes on its exterior; the Dao pattern actually faintly emerges outside the micro world's boundary, systematically altering the bottom-level logic!

Jiang Xuan just prepares to investigate what it changed, only to feel his body faintly sting — his Xuanhuang Mother Qi body would actually feel stinging pain?

He opens his eyes; a middle-aged man in beach shorts, slicked-back hair, flip-flops, and a thick gold chain around his neck is lightly poking his exposed arm; Xuanhuang Mother Qi still flows across his skin surface, yet seems completely disabled.

The middle-aged man's face shows astonishment; he seriously probes Jiang Xuan's skin, inadvertently muttering: "Tsk tsk tsk! This path suits you quite well! Much more pleasing to the eye than that lousy Ten Thousand Soldiers Enter the Dao!"

Jiang Xuan's eyes tighten; his divine sense would normally continuously scan the surroundings, and just now was no exception!

Moreover, with his current strength, if someone suddenly appeared, his spiritual perception would definitely alert him at the first moment.

Yet now neither happened; all his passive scanning methods are completely useless against this nouveau riche who looks like he just walked off a beach vacation.

Rules surge around Jiang Xuan's eyes; yin and yang circulate within his pupils — these are currently his two strongest scanning methods: White Tower plus Yin-Yang Mirror.

Nothing gained!

Not that he cannot analyze it, but whatever method he uses, all tell him there is no such person before him!

If not for his eyes wide open, seeing clearly, and the faint stinging on his arm, he would suspect he was hallucinating.

As if sensing Jiang Xuan's scanning, the middle-aged man looks up and grins: "Sorry! Curiosity got the better of me and woke you. But your trouble is coming! I'll leave first!"

Before Jiang Xuan can stop him, in the blink of an eye that middle-aged man vanishes from the spot!

No spatial fluctuations! No rules or even Dao flowing — just like an ordinary person who didn't move suddenly disappears.

Jiang Xuan's hair stands on end; relying on the Eight Trigrams Furnace's complete Daojie, his strength already compares to a Quasi-Emperor, yet he still sees nothing.

"Could the other party be an immortal? Are there immortals in this world?"

Jiang Xuan shakes his head, denying his own thought; this world's Original Creator might be an immortal, but he has already fallen; the current supernatural systems were all born using the Original Creator's body as foundation — this also means the highest peak the system can reach is the Original Creator.

But the Main World has Seven Gods; the small worlds in the starry sky are also controlled by numerous Old Ones; only by recovering all supernatural power could one possibly reach the Original Creator's realm.

Right now Jiang Xuan holds two types of Pillar Source Quality; it is fundamentally impossible for anyone to become an immortal — if anyone can, he has the best chance.

Moreover, the other party's attire looks more like someone living in an urban world; beach shorts are completely out of place in this world, let alone such a huge, thick gold chain!

This is someone who likewise possesses the ability to traverse universes, and he likely does so entirely by his own strength, whereas Jiang Xuan has major limitations!

Only after the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror captures a world's coordinates can he traverse to the corresponding coordinate world.

His traversal ability relies entirely on the Hongmeng Treasure Mirror — it is not his own power!

Even though his current strength compares to a Quasi-Emperor, he can only be limited within this universe; he cannot break through the universe to reach other universes.

Even an immortal cannot!

If becoming an immortal worked, the Immortal Domain in the Shading Heaven Chaos Era would not have resisted to the death!

Who exactly is the other party? What purpose does he have coming here?

A flash of night color streaks from the distance; the Night Goddess stands not far from Jiang Xuan, tone cold: "What did you just do? Those Old Ones in the Outer Regions have started moving!"

The next second, the Steam God, Storm God, Knowledge and Wisdom God, and others all appear before Jiang Xuan, scrutiny hidden in their eyes.

Originally they had already begun anticipating that after selecting Source Quality they could resist the Old Ones more calmly; even if they couldn't win, they would definitely protect their Divine Kingdoms and some believers from being affected, preventing their divinity from becoming chaotic and thoroughly maddening.

But before they could finish anticipating, that vast fluctuation spread through the endless void — that fluctuation actually had a feeling even more attractive than Source Quality.

By the time the gods gathered, Jiang Xuan hadn't even had time to explain what happened when he felt majestic pressure; faint erosion and those aggressive gazes transmitted from beyond the Black Curtain.

The next second, Old Ones of various forms emerge from the darkness.

They are called various forms because these Old Ones have almost lost human shape — twisted growth!

The Mother Tree of Desire's branches coil and intertwine, like pairs of blood hands grasping and stepping on each other to condense, spreading endlessly toward the surroundings!

The Mist of Uncertainty, like a vaguely humanoid mist condensation; he is a remnant part of the Chaos Child, extremely eager to recover the torn Source Quality and Beyonder Characteristics.

Sequence 0-05 Sealed Artifact Wish-Granting Lamp is a remnant part the Chaos Child left on Klein's Earth.

The Ring of Fate — one of the most powerful Outer Gods in the Mystery Universe — merely casting a thread of gaze can change the predetermined fate of all events, steering them toward an uncontrollable outcome.

If the Dreamer can prophesy the future, then the Ring of Fate changes the present; which is stronger has never been determined.

Of course the Old Ones who arrived or cast gazes are not only these; there are also the Super Star Overlord who can freely use black holes, the Unceasing Rapture who controls philosophy and mysteries, the Rotting and Decay Overlord — the Decay Monarch, and so on.

Those who could come and those who couldn't all came to take a look at this fluctuation surpassing Source Quality.

Dozens of starry-sky gazes descend; the pressure on the gods is considerable; even the Black Curtain gradually fades, as if eroded by endless power.

The Black Curtain can no longer isolate gazes; they seem to be sizing each other up in a starry sky without any barriers.

Mainly Jiang Xuan is sizing up these Old Ones; these Old Ones simultaneously size up Jiang Xuan; as for the Seven Gods beside him, no one pays them any attention.

Feeling erosion from various rotting, decaying, fate-altering, knowledge-analyzing powers, Jiang Xuan reveals a smile.

"You guys seem to have quite a few things on you that I can use!"

Jiang Xuan's waist straightens; looking at the many Outer Gods' gazes, his eyes are full of pride and provocation.

Just like the Unceasing Rapture can fuse with the "White Tower" Sequence, the Decay Authority can make the Eight Trigrams Furnace Fire eager to try, the Ring of Fate can supplement the Dreamer Authority.

Precisely because of these mutually complementary rules, many Outer Gods covet the Main World.

But now Jiang Xuan also fancies the rule Sequences they control; he can likewise obtain much knowledge about similar rules, expanding his own foundation.

When he later condenses the Dao, he will be able to be more composed.

Hearing Jiang Xuan's provocation, the Old Ones in the void rage; the starry sky instantly turns into bizarre Outer God images — their massive twisted bodies cover the entire starry sky.

Each Old One taken out is considerably larger than the Main World! This is their true form.

Simultaneously, a golden divine lamp in the Main World was trembling excitedly, a flame flickering bright and dim, as if expressing its joy.

"Klein! You promised to send me to the Star Sky before the apocalypse! Now numerous Old Ones are preparing to forcibly breach the Black Curtain! Send me up quickly! I want to participate too!"

"Hmm?"

"No... not that! I need to hurry and persuade my other half not to participate!" the Lamp Genie's voice transmitted into Klein's consciousness.

Klein woke, frowning as he looked toward the sky.

His current state was very unstable; although Jiang Xuan had cleaned away the Heavenly Venerate's primary memories, when he decided to break through to True God, he still inevitably suffered erosion influence from a small portion of the Heavenly Venerate's consciousness.

This bit of influence was not hard for him to resolve, but it required time to wear away and digest; while wearing it away he could also gain quite a lot of useful knowledge.

But now the Old Ones had already attacked; with his current believer base, if he were heavily injured he would very easily be simultaneously influenced by the Original Creator and the Heavenly Venerate's consciousness.

"You promised me!" Seeing Klein actually hesitating, the Wishing Holy Lamp hurriedly fanned the flames from the side.

Klein's gaze fell on Jiang Xuan standing tall at the very front in the Void, a flash of determination in his eyes, a smile on his face: "Good! I'll take you to the Star Sky right now!"

Jiang Xuan's body underwent no change; although he could also manifest the mythical forms of his existing Authorities, such as the "Dreamer's" pair of large golden eyes, the "White Tower's" Tongtian Shumu, doing so would only lower his combat strength!

His most essential combat strength was still his body, his body refined from over a dozen treasures, Magic Weapons, rule creations, and rule Authorities!

Facing these Old Ones who exerted ultimate control over the universe's rules, Jiang Xuan did not dare be careless; all power within his body fully merged with his body.

Jiang Xuan's body instantly grew half a head taller; endless black flames spread and covered his whole body; golden light circulated on his body surface; Dao Patterns belonging to the Eight Trigrams Furnace faintly emerged deep in his bones, carrying a faint pale blue light.

Xuanhuang Mother Qi protects rules, Vajra Bracelet protects against erosion, flames burn all things, talismans have nowhere to act, Immortal Sword condenses power, sharpness none can withstand!

Immediately after, Jiang Xuan stepped out one step, his whole person instantly appearing outside the Black Curtain, head raised, directly facing those sky-covering, sun-blocking Old One gods!

Walking out of the Black Curtain, powers of erosion, corruption, weirding, and rule change instantly gathered around Jiang Xuan, attempting to rely on endless power to fuse and take him away.

Black light surged skyward from Jiang Xuan's body surface; black flames devoured the pollution, even affecting the stability of those weird rules.

Seeing the first wave of attacks fail, the Old Ones' chaotic wills began to turn mad; a Mother Nest missing half its form emerged.

The Mother Nest resembled a mixed, disorderly half bird's nest; it emitted a putrid, alienated aura, which actually made the surrounding Old Ones even more mad!

The entire Star Sky was trembling; rules intersected on the surrounding planets, erupting with light strong or weak.

The Black Curtain, struck by rule aftermath collisions, actually revealed fine cracks!

If the weird rule power aftermath were allowed to fall into the Main World, even the Cathedral's Pontiff would probably be unable to resist!

Seeing the Black Curtain could not hold much longer, the Goddess of Night gritted her teeth and instantly rushed out of the Black Curtain; endless night enveloped one Old One.

At the moment the Goddess of Night appeared, the Fallen Mother Goddess, this sole Old One most resembling a human, appeared!

The Fallen Mother Goddess casually waved; endless silver light enveloped the Goddess of Night!

The Goddess of Night possessed part of the Moon's Authority, and the Moon Authority was actually a portion of the Fallen Mother Goddess severed and sent to the Main World.

As the strongest Old One, one could even say half a Pillar!

Jiang Xuan noticed the opponent the moment she appeared! Seeing her attack the Goddess of Night, a book emerged in Jiang Xuan's hand.

Transparent liquid as ink! The Asule Pen wrote on the book:

"The Battle Space will not belong to this universe! The Great Sun drives away all desire pollution!"

Transparent characters emerged on the "Dreamer" Uniqueness; Jiang Xuan's spiritual power was instantly consumed by more than half!

Authorities of Error, Dream, Hidden, Sun, Space, etc. were triggered together, isolating the battling Star Sky into a completely sealed region; before he lifts the restriction, it cannot be seen, cannot be exited, cannot be broken!

At the moment the rules enveloped, several other True Gods also gritted their teeth and rushed out of the Black Curtain.

Under an overturned nest no intact eggs remain; they knew if Jiang Xuan lost this battle, they also could not possibly withstand the Old Ones!

And most importantly, Jiang Xuan still had not let them select the Source Quality behind the Gray Fog Wall, leaving them with no retreat at all!

Originally with Source Quality, at worst they could be like the current Old Ones, taking believers and Divine Kingdoms and withdrawing from the Main World, finding a hidden place to linger on.

But now they simply have no such retreat; they can only grit their teeth and fight!

"Chaos Sea! Source Castle! You actually absorbed them!" One must say the Fallen Mother Goddess, though ugly in appearance, also has a truly unpleasant voice!

Hoarse, dry, like ten-thousand-year tree bark rubbing together!

(Chapter End)